AN: Well, if you've been paying attention you know that Awakening won the poll, and as such got the first update. However before I get into that I need to deal with the questions you people had. First off let's start with Akuma-Heika. Sasuki was knocked out by Naruto, so she had no choice in the matter; and that is THE final harem, there will be no add-ons or changes unless I myself believe they fit with the story. Alex2909, you'll see Naruko and Kushina when I decide that their presence is beneficial to the chapter, same with all the other characters in the Naruto saga. I do not answer guest reviews, it is free to get a profile on this site. Well that's it for now, time to start the show.
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Tsunade Retrieval Arc: Part 2: Red Clouds Vs. Azure Devil
Clearing outside of Crater City:
The three combats slowly, and unconsciously, went to positions that an Old West gunfighter would recognize as a "Mexican Standoff", though in this case it was two against one and not a free for all. The positioning actually seemed to work in favor of the two S-Rank nins, as Naruto supposedly would have to split his attention between the two to keep an eye on both of them.
However, that was only if the half-devil was in any way shape or form a "normal" shinobi; and he was not a normal shinobi by any stretch of the imagination, or at least normal for that day and age. Back in the days of his Ancestor he would be considered an average shinobi, as would all the S-Rank nins, by the demonic clans as their power far surpassed most of the new Chakra wielding branch of humanity.
To the slight surprise of our hero, Itachi channeled some chakra into a seal and drew a standard ANBU blade, which was probably his from his days as a part of Konoha's forces however over the years of his being a missing nin he probably upgraded the blade with better materials and with seals to further improve the blade to the point where it could stand on par with the Seven Swords of the Mist in a straight up fight.
Kisame though grinned at the sight of that blade: "So Itachi, decided to make it all kenjutsu for now eh?"
The elder Uchiha's lips twitched for a fraction of a second before returning to its usual passive position: "I thought it would be rude to not do so, as both of you are using blades."
While the blue skinned swordsman grinned in a predatory way at that simple statement, N-Vergil merely raised a single eyebrow at that "foolishness" as he saw it. After all, his primary field of skill and mastery was in Kenjutsu, and even more specifically in the Dark Slayer style of his previous life.
(Play Fate Zero OST: The Battle is to the Strong)
However if these two thought they could best him in the art of bladed fighting, he would be more than happy to utterly destroy the notion of theirs; and as such he let a little of his devil heritage out to create one of the red cages that demons used to trap their foes so they could take their time with them, without fearing for interference or for their prey escaping.
While the two renegades were surprised, their experience allowed them to almost instantly get back into the moment and put them a little bit more on guard about the silver haired young man in front of them.
However they still believed that it would be easy to take him in for the extraction, and as such were a little bit more lax then they would normally in their stances…But not as much as before.
Kisame, by an unspoken agreement, was the first to act, he charged N. Vergil with Samehada in an overhead swing, which was blocked with no problem on the O-Katana wielder's part; and while those two fought it out, Itachi watched and waited for the proper time to join in, as well as to gain more knowledge about their foe's style.
And from what he could observe the style was based around extreme speed, and despite common sense saying that such strikes would be incredibly weak by comparison, it was holding out against Kisame's superior strength.
A few minutes passed with neither side gaining an edge, but by then Itachi thought he had a good read on their target's abilities; as such he channeled a decent amount of wind chakra into his blade and slashed the air with it…Sending hundreds of small wind blades at his target, with the intent of disabling him for easy capture.
However, once again he underestimated N Vergil; who, without taking his eyes off of Kisame, countered those wind blades with an equal amount of devil power blades (the orbs that appear when you use the Judgment Cut).
Naruto then capitalized upon the shock the two felt to get around Kisame's guard, and lash out with a strike that severed his right hand, causing him to drop his blade; however that was just long enough for Itachi to get in close and strike, almost too fast to be blocked.
However Naruto just managed to do so, and got a kick to the gut for his efforts from the enraged Kisame... That one kick sent him flying back twenty feet, however do to his quick reflexes he managed to block Itachi's follow up attack as well as parry Kisame's one handed attack.
Every attack the two sent at him, he dodged or blocked; normally he would have counter attacked by now…But this was the greatest test of his skills to date. As such he refused to use those moves to cheat his way out of the first true test of his ever growing powers.
And he found that while he was able to fight on par with the two missing nins, without launching counterattacks or employing the more lethal and precise of Dark Slayer's moves, that he was nowhere near the level he needed to be to accomplish his goals…And no where near able to even challenge Mundus, along with his lord and master and the massive demon army in hell, and win.
However Itachi was growing tired of this deadlock, and decided to "cheat," his justification being the old saying "if you aren't cheating, you aren't trying." As such he used Tsukunami on Naruto as soon as he had the chance.
This was the scene Jiraya came upon, his traveling companion and Itachi glaring at each other while a one handed Kisame glared at the silver haired youth for removing his hand. He tried to get close enough to intervene, but found one of those demonic barriers he had encountered before surrounding them... and swiftly realized that the only way for that barrier to go down was for whoever was controlling the barrier to release it.
Meanwhile, in N Vergil's Mindscape:
Currently Itachi was running away like a coward, the reason being quite simple…He didn't expect Naruto to house the souls of numerous High Class Demons. As such he now had the entire demon arm arsenal Naruto had gathered in his brief stay in Tenmi nu Guri chasing after him with the desire to unalive him. All the while his foe sat back and laughed while eating a massive bowl of popcorn flavored Ramen that he had somehow created in his mind.
He spent what seemed like hours running, and was beginning to feel the strain of his activities…It was only then that he realized that he was still using Tsukunami, and deactivated it.
As soon as Itachi faded out Vergil started laughing even more than before: "Thanks for the entertainment guys! I'll be sure to find some way to let you take physical forms again as soon as I have a chance as a reward for this."
The last thing Vergil saw before returning to consciousness was the demons smirking at that, though Nevan's had an undercurrent of lust that made him subconsciously shiver in anticipation.
Back to reality:
When he came to he saw that Itachi was extremely drained from his failed attack, and that Kisame was not capable of fighting at his usual level for much longer…The logical side of him demanded their deaths, the demonic side of him demanded their release on the grounds of it being unsatisfying to kill them now at their weakest, and a small part of the old Naruto said he should let them go if only so Satsuki (This is the real name of female Sasuke from now on…I know I used a diff one earlier but I don't remember it and don't have the time to look it up) could have her vengeance when she was strong enough.
As such, with a decision of two to one, he let them leave, and shattered the barrier with but a simple thought… The two Akatsuki members quickly got the hell out of there before Jiraya could react, and before Jiraya could say anything Naruto smirked: "One of my clones that I created back when we first started this trip just dispelled…He's found Tsunade. She's at the Golden Pig Casino and Hotel…However she's on her way to one of the local Sake dens, which one I am unsure; but we now know that she's here."
Jiraya chuckled as the two started walking off: "You just might make a great spy master at this rate Naruto. However, don't you get the feeling that this is, I don't know, too easy?"
Vergil looked at him out of the corner of his eye as he responded: "Yes, I have been getting that feeling allot now with my upgrade…Sometimes it almost feels like I'm one of those clichéd over powered characters in a fan-fiction story."
Meanwhile, in a hidden facility:
A strange brown gremlin like creature started sweating bullets as he got up from his monitoring station: "Shit, he has a suspicion about what's going on! I've got to tell da Mastah!"
And with that the gremlin ran as fast as he could to his master's chamber, only for his lord to inform him that it was alright, and that the gremlin was overreacting to something that was common in fanfics.
Back to the Naruto-verse:
Jiraya nodded to show that he agreed with his temporary companion, "Anyways, we better get going if we don't want Tsunade to vanish…Again."
The silver haired swordsman nodded and began walking towards the village while spamming hundreds of clones to search the massive city for the Sake den Tsunade was heading to.
Cliffhanger Sucessful!
So here is the final Harem. The current one is Anko, Kurenai, Koyuki, Nevan, Fem-Sasuke (Final name is Satsuki), Naruko, Fem-Kyuubi, Fem-Garaa, and Kurotsuchi.
I'll update as soon as possible.
